International Cricket Council

ICC Men’s CWC Super League launched

M M AlamJuly 27, 2020

ISLAMABAD: The International Cricket Council on Monday launched the inaugural ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, getting underway on July 30th in Southampton. The Super League would begin with a series between world champions England and Ireland, said a press release issued here. Introduced to bring context to ODI cricket, the Super League would […]

Pakistan

Yasir Shah hopes googlies will be his most important weapon in England

M M AlamJuly 9, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Wrist-spinner Yasir Shah is working on his googly and batting ahead of the Test series against England, which begins early next month. Yasir is hoping that the dry wickets in England will aid his googlies. He has been working on the variation with Mushtaq Ahmed, who is in the Pakistan setup as their spin […]

Sri Lanka minister offers ICC evidence 2011 World Cup was fixed

M M AlamJuly 4, 2020

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s former sports minister said Saturday has offered more evidence to cricket’s world governing body that he says shows the 2011 World Cup was fixed. Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s remarks come a day after local police dropped an investigation into the claims, citing a lack of evidence that Sri Lanka deliberately lost the final to […]

Babar Azam confident Pakistan to do well in T20Is

M M AlamJuly 4, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan limited-overs skipper, Babar Azam has insisted that his side has identified the right mix of players for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place in Australia this year, depending on the global pandemic situation. Pakistan were leading the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Team Rankings for 27 months. […]

Sri Lanka questions World Cup opener in fixing probe

M M AlamJuly 1, 2020

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga on Wednesday became the first player to be grilled by detectives in a probe investigating claims that the 2011 Cricket World Cup final was fixed. The 35-year-old batsman and wicket-keeper was questioned for two hours by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) examining the conduct of the final, which Sri […]

ICC reveals record viewing figures for Women T20 World Cup 2020

M M AlamJune 22, 2020

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday revealed record viewing figures for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, which has become one of the most watched women’s sporting events in history as the sport continues to set new benchmarks on and off the field. The event had already clocked up 1.1 billion video views […]

Inzamam queries ICC’s new set of rules

M M AlamJune 18, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has pointed out problems that according to him will arise at the time of implementation of social distancing rules announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC). According to the new rule announced by the world game’s governing body, players will no longer hand over sweaters or sunglasses to umpires and […]

Ramiz Raja wants Misbah to change his approach

M M AlamJune 13, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Former skipper Ramiz Raja believes head coach cum chief selector Misbah ul Haq should change his approach towards selection, saying Pakistan team needs to move forward with youth. Referring to the 29-player squad announced for three Tests and as many Twenty-20s against England to be played in August-September, Ramiz said he would give Misbah […]

Coronavirus may force IPL out of India, chairman says

M M AlamJune 12, 2020

NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League could be moved out of the country if the coronavirus pandemic does not ease in the next two months, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel said in a statement on Friday. “Let us first see, we will try to stage it in India and if the situation does not allow then […]

Ramiz asks PCB to focus on new pack of bowlers for England tour

M M AlamJune 11, 2020

ISLAMABAD: Former captain Ramiz Raja has asked Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) selection committee to focus on a new pack of bowlers for England tour, who have the ability to scalp wickets by consistently bowling at the same place. Pakistan are likely to visit England to play three Tests and as many Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) in […]

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